against a fired school bus driver and his two brothers. they are suspected in a ten-yearlong kidnap drama that only gets more astonishing as the facts continue to come out. here's cnn's martin savidge. >> investigators scour the home on seymour avenue searching for evidence in this house of horrors. throughout the day, and late into the night, fbi agents meticulously search removing the front door, searching the crawl space, carting away a red pickup and a jeep. at one point, bringing in a cadaver dog. it's not known what if anything the dog found. the fbi taking the lead in the search. >> this is just the tip of the iceberg. this investigation will take a very long time. >> the three suspects, 52-year-old ariel castro, his brothers pedro and onil behind bars, they'll face more interrogation today. authorities have 48 hours to file charges.

and that window closes later tonight. in the neighborhood, residents are still celebrating the jubilance tempered with shock and disbelief. >> unreal. >> i know who lived there and they panned the camera to his house and i turned white. my wife asked me, what's wrong? are you okay? i was dumbfounded. >> away from the cameras, amanda berry, gina dejesus, and michelle knight, the three women trying to piece their shattered lives back together. >> this is a miracle. a very, very large miracle. and we're all excited. >> and in tennessee, amanda berry's grandmother got a very important phone call from the granddaughter she hasn't seen in years. >> hello? >> amanda. >> yeah, grandma. >> are you -- >> i'm fine. >> i'm glad to have you back. >> it's good to be back. >> i thought you were gone. >> nope, i'm here. >> and we're happy down here for

you. >> thank you so much. i miss everybody and i love you guys so much. >> the little girl is your baby? >> yes, she's my daughter. born on christmas. >> we've got to get together soon. >> i know it. >> i love you, honey. thank god. >> i love you too. >> i've thought about you all this time. i never forgot you. >> a giant step in trying to close the door on this house of horrors. >> and cnn's martin salvidge joins me live now. there's so much information that's coming out. some of it being reported, some of it straight from the police. and the chief himself now says that chains and ropes were found in ariel castro's house. but also confirming that human remains have not been discovered there. so a two-part question. do we know if these three young women were actually restrained for the ten years that they were there? and did they actually expect that someone had died in that

home? >> you know, the answer to that is kind of mixed. first of all, there are residents in the neighborhood that said that at some point they did see at least one young woman in an attic through a window who appeared to be chained and who appeared to be pleading for help. they also said they notified authorities. and that also the chief of police and now the public safety director here issued a statement saying, in fact, removed from the home were chains and ropes. however, they declined or did not confirm how those items may have been used. in other words, were they used for these women or some other purpose? we don't know, they don't say. >> all right. martin savidge. as you continue to unearth the details from your location, thank you for that. it has also come to light that ariel castro's then wife now deceased accused him of attacking her and threatening their daughter back in 2005.

cnn producer scott bronstein is following those revelations and joining us on the phone. you've got your hands on critical court documents with allegations therein. can you outline what it is you've seen in those documents? >> yes, hi, ashleigh, the documents are disturbing and detailed. this is in 2005, the common law wife of castro has filed detailed accusations of all kinds of violence that she suffered at his hands. it includes two broken noses, several broken ribs, knocked out tooth, a blood clot on her brain, two dislocated shoulders, one of each side and repeated threats to kill her and the children several times. and what's more, ashleigh, a little later in the petition, she indicates that castro, quote, frequently abducts daughters, unquote. in this 2005 complaint, the

common law wife is living in a different location, a few miles away on liberty avenue, but seems that castro is repeatedly coming over there and allegedly causing violence. at least so the claim goes. no, this claim is eventually dismissed. i can tell you the details about that. >> and, scott, i don't know if the documents list where this now deceased wife had been living at the time, but as you do the math, 2005, those three young women had been actually -- let me get us live to a police news conference in cleveland, ohio. i'm sorry, scott, let's go live and hear what they're updating us. >> please, let's stay off their sidewalk. across the street, we can be respectful. get the news out. and i know there's a job to do. let's do that. please, remember, i don't want anybody getting crazy making a carnival atmosphere. the girl wants to come home. when she's home, she's going to freshen up, she's come out on her porch and give a brief

statement. after that, she has asked that you do not hound her for a statement, her sister beth will handle any media inquiries after that point. the family will come home, the family has asked you try your best not to film the young child. and i'm going to have to try and, you know, enforce that, okay. they will do their due precautions and in a little bit they'll be here. let's stay on this east curb and i think there's enough room everybody can get a fair shot. and please, do not bum rush. we don't want a carnival atmosphere here, okay. i have enough resources and i will do what i have to do to respect the family. and i just ask that we all know our good manners and guide us. yes, sir? no. >> do you know timing? >> the child's name? >> very shortly. >> commander, what does this day mean to you? >> oh, my goodness, what a relief to us all as a community that they're finally home. and thank god that they're alive. okay. some time ago, about a year ago,

we were excavating a large lot and somebody asked me, were you disappointed that we didn't find evidence down in the dirt? and i think i answered if i could summarize saying, yeah, i was also disappointed but i was also relieved because it kept hope alive. some day amanda will come home and somebody's going to be there to give her a big hug. that day is today, let's celebrate it, but let's do it respectfully, okay. thank you. >> there are a lot of questions about whether she could've, should've been down earlier, do you find yourself asking those questions? >> i believe that the information that we were given, that he we executed as best we could and the tactics we used, i do not question the investigation, i will not question. certainly there's always could've, would've, should've, anybody who is human would have that. but i think the cleveland division of police has done a very good job, worked tirelessly with the fbi and developed a very good partnership with them and today i'm very confident in our approach and i'm very

confident in the way our detective unit handles missing persons, but let's get prepared, they're going to be here shortly. >> commander, what about the -- >> commander, all of these years, did you think you'd be out here today telling us -- >> i've got to say, thank god, i'm relieved. there were moments i questioned whether or not they were with us. but hope's alive today and our dreams have been answered. >> final question. i know the second district -- >> i can't answer. i don't know that. if i honestly knew that, i would tell you guys but i do not know that answer. >> commander -- >> i'm not going to release the child's name, family is asking to be respectful in that manner. i'm going to go on the other side of the curb and my name is commander thomas mccartney. first district cleveland division of police. >> m-c-c-a-r-t-n-e-y. i ask everyone to stand on this side.

>> can you talk about the comments -- >> the cleveland commander giving this very quick interview to the press that's assembled outside of amanda berry's home in cleveland. look, he asked that they don't have a carnival atmosphere, but the intense fascination with this story was evidenced just in that quick ad hoc news conference, as well. saying that amanda berry is going to give a brief statement, she wants to come home and doesn't want this carnival atmosphere outside her home. but she's going to give a brief statement. amanda berry is now 27, but was just 16 when she was abducted just before her 17th birthday. and she now is the mother of a 6-year-old child who we now know as jocelyn. the father of that child has not been released at this point. but many can assume she was impregnated while in captivity because she gave birth just six years ago after this ten-year ordeal. and i want to go back to the other details that involve those who are arrested and facing the

charges. onil, ariel, and pedro castro. when it comes to ariel castro, the owner of that home and one of those who is facing the charges, there is also this history with a wife who filed for an order of protection after severe allegations of abuse and our scott bronstein still on the phone, got those allegations, the court documents in his hands. i was asking you, where did this woman live? is there any indication she lived in that home? because in 2005, those three women were in that home. >> hi, ashleigh, at the time of the 2005 complaint, she is not listed at that address. she's listed as living a few miles away on liberty avenue. and also detailed in the complaint, shows that she and the children are moving around a fair bit to other locations also within a few miles. she's moving around, perhaps, because she's in danger, perhaps because she's unstable in terms of safety.

but at any rate, no listed at the seymour avenue address. nonetheless, she is seeking the protective order from mr. castro at this time. and that's in august of 2005. >> and before i get back to the protective order, is there any indication from the documents you have or from the authorities you've been able to speak with at this early time, how she died? >> that's not detailed here in any way. and i've only heard that through secondary sources, something we're trying to nail down and get more firm. >> also, scott, it just seems perplexing to me to see the severity of these allegations and these injuries that she sustained, as she says at the hands of her husband. a, the protective order was dismissed, b, where were the charges of assault? >> great questions, ashleigh. and nobody here can seem to answer that. the order was dismissed months

later in november. and had to have been dismissed with her agreement. i talked to a court official here who said that there's no question that she basically had to be in agreement for this thing to be dismissed. nonetheless, the day that she agreed to do that, her attorney was not present. and from everything we could see, she's basically alone and no doubt feeling very vulnerable. and she has probably gone through at this point months of going back and forth through the courts, months of when mr. castro is not showing up for hearings, basically just doing whatever he wants and is out free without any kind of jail time or any kind of assault charges as far as we can tell. and at the point where it gets dismissed for whatever the reason, she has to agree with it. and the protective order is dismissed without prejudice. i've been told by court officials here that clearly does not mean that this violence did not happen. it doesn't mean that the violence did happen either.

there's no proof in the documents. there's no medical documents that are provided here either. what we do know is that the allegations are very clear, very detailed. >> and dismissed without prejudice meaning they could revisit that at any time. it was not a forgone conclusion that case was closed by the very wording you've got there in your hand. scott bronstein great work. and let us know the minute you're able to find more details in those documents and others that may surface. in the meantime as you can see on your screen, we're awaiting what we did not expect to happen in cleveland, ohio. a public statement from amanda berry. amanda is the extraordinarily courageous young woman who saw fit to escape. and with the help of a passer by was able to escape captivity and save the other two women also in captivity in that home. what's now being called the house of horrors. amanda berry, 27 years old, ready to address the press at any moment, a heavy police presence asking for calm to avert any kind of circus

atmosphere but she does want to tell her story and speak with the press. she, of course, with a small child, a 6-year-old daughter born in captivity, as well. young jocelyn, whether she'll be at this statement or out in front of the press remains to be seen. we're going to fit in a quick break and come right back so we can get this press conference to you the moment it happens. this is live coverage on cnn. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health

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are absolutely fascinated by the developments as they come fast and furious in this story, but also the neighbors, there are over 100 people who have come out to greet her and to welcome her home. amanda berry just 27 years old, abducted before her 17th birthday, the day before her 17th birthday. ten years in captivity and mothering a 6-year-old child now. a now 6-year-old child named jocelyn while in captivity. the father of that child is not yet being divulged. police may not know at this point. they may need to do additional testing, but they can glean a lot of information once they are able to do more interviewing, not only of the three victims in this case, but also as the interviews get underway later on today of those suspects. and that is expected. and speaking of those suspects. pedro, onil, and ariel castro.

at this point, joey, we don't even know yet what they have discovered in that house other than chains and ropes. at this point at the very least, what could ariel castro, the owner of that home be facing? and then to his brothers later as we find out their connection to this. >> ashleigh, i think initially, the case will emerge with a criminal kmant. that'll happen first. and i think we would expect because there are three brothers involved, we'll see conspiracy, aiding and abetting, kidnapping, we could see charges emanating from any sexual abuse or anything else that went on. you'll see false imprisonment charges and you'll see a number of things that are related to their criminal conduct. now, be clear about this, these are very serious and they face life imprisonment charges based on what they did. i think after the criminal complaint, ashleigh, you'll see a grand jury convening so they can gather the evidence, the police, the authorities, the prosecutors, deliver that to the grand jury and, of course, based

upon that, there could be more charges that stem from this. >> one of the pieces of information that came out on erin burnett's program last night as she interviewed one of the leading authorities in this case was that these three men are more than likely to face not only kidnapping but rape charges. these were his words, that they will face rape charges or at least that rape charges will be part of the case. he did not outline whether all three would face rape charges. at this early stage of the investigation, are there conspiratorial connections to rape charges? would this all be awaiting the testimony or at least the investigation and the interviews of the women in this story? >> oh, absolutely, ashleigh, and it's early on, of course, and we don't know and, of course, the police will do a fair and thorough investigation here. but in the event there's a rape that pertains to one of them, we have to know what the conduct is of the others. did the others aid and abet that

rape? is there something they did, participate in that rape? or were they merely present? and all those issues will be flushed out as we move forward, certainly in the event they had any involvement at all, i would expect the charges will be leveled against them. very serious, again, and facing life imprisonment as we know as a result, ashleigh. >> and in that same vein, at the top of my head i'm thinking about warren jeffs and his rape charges which were conspiratorial based and not necessarily factual as committing of the actual crime. is that the kind of thing if the brothers knew about this, if they delivered food to the home knowing that there were captives in the home, could they be facing all of these same charges based on the underlying theory of conspiracy. >> it's very broad based and just so everyone is aware, conspiracy relates to an agreement. did you have an intent to disagree agree to commit any type of

criminality. you have to believe that in ten years they were very well versed of what was going on in the house, the nature of any abuse happening in the house and anything of a criminal nature. you certainly could say you would impute knowledge to them. it would be hard-pressed for a defense attorney to say my client was merely present or had no knowledge. and i do think based upon the conspiracy law and the depth of that conspiracy law that we will see a series of charges that all of them could be held accountable for. >> and joey jackson, if you could standby for just one moment. i want to remind our viewers as they look at the live pictures, there's a heavy police presence there because she at any moment is expected to drive up and actually reenter her home in that neighborhood. she has intimated to the police she would like to make a public statement. that she would like to come out and greet the 100 or so neighbors who have congress gme front of her home. not only a very intense press

presence, but also members of the neighborhood. people who live in that neighborhood and i can only imagine people who live in surrounding neighborhoods from the cleveland area also there wanting to greet her as she comes home. and as we await her arrival, we want to fit in a quick break, but we are live in cleveland, we will not let you miss a moment of amanda berry coming out to greet the public for the first time since being held captive for a decade. nom, nom, nom. ♪ the one and only, cheerios plus the perfecting color of a bb cream equal? introducing the newest beauty trend. total effects cc cream c for color. c for correction. [ female announcer ] fight 7 signs of aging flawlessly. cc for yourself.

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and we are continuing our breaking coverage out of cleveland, ohio, a remarkable story emanating from a neighborhood that erupted into a house or horrors. at this point, you are seeing a congregation of neighbors. amanda berry at 27 years old is about to return to her home where her neighbors have congregated and the media is there because she has indicated she would like to make a public statement. any moment, she could be pulling up to her home.

they would like space for her to be able to access her home without anybody rushing her. she wants to be able to go into her home for a moment and gather her thoughts, get herself ready and come out and address the public about whether it's about her ordeal, about her family, whether it's about her 6-year-old daughter born in captivity. a daughter now known as jocelyn or whatever it is that there are over 100 neighbors that have come to wish her well. give her a home coming in this cleveland neighborhood. this is as her fellow captives still remain possibly with their families. michelle knight, it turns out, the police thought she'd been released from the hospital but she had not been. her co-captives say she was not in good condition when she was freed. she was frail and weak. she'd been in captivity the longest having been abducted back in 2002. let me remind you the iraq war

had not even begun at the time that michelle knight was abducted and taken into captivity. gina dejesus, her condition seemingly much better. gina was taken in 2004 at the age now of 23, we are not clear if she's going to make any public statements. but her missing persons report from the cleveland police department had described or rather she was last seen by a pay phone. that's where she was in the mid afternoon of 2004 when she was abducted and taken into kapttivity. but the good news is that amanda berry is feeling strong enough at this point, both physically and mentally to be able to address the public and give a public statement which is why we are awaiting. and obviously, there's such a massive media presence and such a public interest in the conditions of these women not to mention there is a huge public interest. what is going to happen to the three men who have now been taken in in connection with this

crime. they're expected to be charged possibly later today, ariel, onil, and pedro castro. ariel the owner of the home and onil and pedro, his younger and older brothers respectively. but, at this point, the charges we're expecting according to the police chief interviewed on cnn, on erin burnett's program last night, definitely regarding kidnapping and likely rape charges, as well. whether the rape charges will pertain to all three of these suspects, it is unclear at this point. but certainly the charges the police chief indicated live on cnn they will be facing. martin savidge is standing by live in cleveland, as well. what do you have for us? >> well, you know, you were just talking about amanda berry and how everyone anticipates to hear something from her. amanda is key in all of this. key because it was her escape, her ability to get out of that house on monday that really

triggered the series of events that now the entire world is covering and watching and waiting on. she was the one that kicked out the bottom of the door, the one whose hand was seen, screaming, help me, help me, got the attention of charles ramsey and it all went from there. if there's a hero in all of this, it is amanda berry because she's the one that took the risk and managed to bring about the rescue of the other two women in the home. and of course, she was doing it on behalf of her 6-year-old daughter who was with her. regarding the three suspects being held in the facility behind us here. this is the justice center in downtown cleveland. you're right, we anticipate charges before the day is out. if that happens, arraignment tomorrow morning, we are told it happens around 8:00 in the morning. there the men would be read the charges against them. they'd be asked if they want to enter a plea. they may or may not if they waive it. we're told if there is bond granted, it's going to be a very large amount of money or there may not be bond granted at all.

that's what's anticipated over the next 24 hours. we do know the suspects started interrogating them last night. the fbi and local authorities continue that today, ashleigh. >> all right, martin savidge, standby the justice center for a moment. i want to bring in my colleague, legal correspondent for "in session" and hln. jean, one of the things as an attorney i know you would understand is the delicate nature the police would have to adopt in terms of gleaning any information from these three victims. a decade of captivity from all indication of the evidence. severe abuse, not only mental abuse, but the severe physical abuse, ropes, chains, this kind of nature. what do police do? what kind of detective does the interview of these victims? >> well, first of all, an important part of this investigation because they can give answers that can lead to further investigation by the police. now, we do know that law enforcement initially said that the victims had been spoken to

shortly after they gained their freedom. they may have law enforcement investigators that specialize with victims that are survivors. even with abductees. it could be a female rather than a male. and i think in large part the victim may guide how long the questioning, the initial questioning takes place. but on the other hand, they've got to get some answers. they need to know some things because they want to find evidence that can help prove a case if, in fact, those charges are filed. >> i have to ask you in terms of the delicate treatment, but the critical information soon. because my thought is that these victims need to forget. they need to move beyond this. but we need their memories now. we need every ounce of their memories now. >> and these victims will testify in court if there is a trial they are living victims. what they say now is critically important for a legal basis and then emotionally. you've got to protect them too. there are victims advocates which helped living victims and

charges have not been filed. but rest assured there are victims advocates helping them. maybe psychologists have come up already to help their memory. they've got to remember things. and one thing we have learned is that the memory can forget things that you don't want to remember. >> that's part of this. we need these victims to forget. move beyond and put this behind them. joey jackson, i know you're listening in on this interview with jean casarez. i can only imagine the kind of almost mass approach to handling these victims and getting what information we can from them while at the same time respecting the pain and suffering they have gone through, are going through and need to move beyond. >> well, you know, interestingly enough, ashleigh, you will put it best, it's a delicate situation. on the one hand, you want to hold these people accountable. and based upon that, you need all the information that the victims can give you to piece together the case and successfully prosecute one. at the same time, there's other issues to be concerned about which is, you know, their

physical health, mental health, emotional health and stability because you don't want them to be victimized again. i think the police have the professionals there that work with the departments who know how to deal with this. i suspect they'll do it very well and they'll be able to piece together an effective case while at the same time respecting the victims, respecting their families and also integrating them back into society. >> i just want to cut you off for a moment, i apologize. there's a motorcade that's arrived outside amanda berry's home. you can see the neighbors are waving. my guess is she may be in one of those vehicles. just to our viewers just joining us. she's coming home to go into her home. and she is -- she's going to take a moment to gather her thoughts. the police have asked that the press give her her space. >> some of the authorities bringing her home in this black minivan. once those doors open, i am going to let you listen in.

obviously, some very exciting -- those two officers of the law in the front seat of that minivan. looks like she's going around -- well -- this is, again, the best shot that you will see. but let's see what door she comes out of. she's going around to the back door at the house. and i'm not sure what you will see right there you see the fbi, public information officer, the tall blond there along with the sergeant from cleveland police department, vikki anderson, the fbi special agent who often deals with us, the media, and then a couple of others. can't tell you what their names are. they obviously need their identities to be anonymous, but these are two of the fbi agents who were bringing her home. these are the two fbi agents who have worked not just with this

family, but with the family of gina dejesus. i'm sure they are, as is the rest of the world stunned that for ten years they have worked on this case and they are the ones who actually get the honor, the privilege of bringing amanda home. amazing story that's unfolding right here. >> you could see from this helicopter picture, courtesy of our affiliate wjw, one of the authorities that emerged from those vehicles was holding a small child. came out of that vehicle holding a small child and going in the back door again, this is a remarkable story that's unfolding live in cleveland right now. just incredible. as amanda makes her way home and is able to be with her family. she has indicated to the press she would like to make a public statement and thank those who have kept her in their thoughts for the decade, decade plus now that amanda berry had been in

captivity. she vanished just before her 17th birthday back in 2003 at the age of 16. and now at age 27 with a 6-year-old daughter, born in captivity, she's coming home. and she is going to make that statement. the police presence is very strong outside of her home. i also just want to make sure you're aware that gina dejesus has not indicated she'd like to make a public statement at this time. michelle knight who had been in captivity the longest has suffered the worst apparently in terms of her condition. authorities saying that she was weakest and quite frail and although they had told the press that she had been released from the hospital, the police have made a mistake. she was not released from the hospital right away with the other two. her condition was more frail. i want to bring in my colleague gary tuchman who is also reporting live out of cleveland. gary, what do you know? >> standing outside of amanda

berry's sister's home right now. she has arrived at the home. we haven't seen her yet, but there are hundreds of people standing outside her home and a six-motorcycle entourage of cleveland police led the way down this quiet street or what was once a quiet street and she's pulled into the driveway. so we're awaiting for her to come out, she is expected to talk to the neighbors and to the news media that's out here in the front of her house right now are signs, welcome home, amanda. wish it, dream it, do it, flowers, balloons, it's going to be a very festive atmosphere when she comes out and speaks. we expect that to happen any minute. >> gary, thank you for that. standby if you will. joey jackson, we saw that picture just moments ago of the motorcade going into the back. the helicopter shot was clearly showing a picture of one of the authorities in that vehicle taking that small child in the back door. that child is 6 years old, apparently that's young jocelyn, amanda berry has confirmed that's her daughter born in

captivity. joey, the fbi has indicated that a child victim specialist has interviewed not only all three of the women because they were children when they went into captivity, but they have also interviewed the 6-year-old daughter of amanda berry, jocelyn berry. do you know what they would do in terms of interviewing a 6-year-old as opposed to women in their 20s and 30s? >> sure, sure, ashleigh. it's certainly a different situation. and first of all, what a human interest story. a day of mixed emotions. you know, you're jubilant, but of course the family's missed all that time. they have specialists that deal with this all the time. they have victims advocates and other people. they know how to speak to children. they know how to elicit information from children. and, of course, they know how to do it in a delicate way because this is something that could be indelible, it could leave a mark on this child for years to come. i would suspect that people who do this all the time will get information from that child. i suspect that, you know, with the mother around, certainly, i

think the child would depend upon how forthcoming she is, how shy she is. but they'll spend a lot of time with her, get the information they need and be in a way to present the case that's very effective. they could also, ashleigh, briefly be charges that emanate from that child and the birth of the child there. what access did she have to any type of health care? did they engage the welfare of that child? so we should look for that too if not in the criminal complaint, certainly later in the grand jury phase. >> oh, there just could be hundreds, hundreds of charges that these three men could face in relation to all of the potential crimes that emanated from that ten-year period in that home. standby, if you will, joey, for a moment. i want to go to the justice center where martin savidge is standing by with new information. martin? >> just wanted to point out, you're talking about these fbi agents that are involved here. there's two specific and very special groups. one of them is the victim, child victim specialist. you've mentioned this person. this is a person brought in from outside cleveland, it is a

member of the fbi, but not an fbi agent. this is the person that has the very specialized task, that very difficult task of talking to the women who were the victims and talking to the child. that is going to be done in what they call a soft setting. it is done over multiple days. it is being led by the fbi. the next people, and these were the people that were mentioned that were escorting the woman that is now coming home. these are the victim witness specialists. they're different. they're local fbi agents who have been in this town. they have been interacting with the families of these kidnapped women for ten years. these are the ones that saw it begin, these are the ones that have earned the honor, that's what it would be considered, to now escort this person home and to say, welcome home, this is the start of bringing you back into the world. so two very specialized tasks, two very different groups of people, one local and one brought in for what is a remarkable event. ashleigh? >> martin savidge live outside

the justice center in downtown cleveland. and the picture on the right-hand side of your screen, full screen is, it's obvious, welcome home, amanda. amanda's home. amanda berry who has not been in that home. as a child, teenager now or as a young woman in her 20s for a decade. she's now in that home and she's going to come out. she's indicated she'd like to make a public address. she'd like to tell the public, i don't know much about her ordeal, but she wants to tell the public about her thoughts. she wants a moment to gather her thoughts inside that home. we are waiting. the police have a heavy presence outside the home asking the press to keep a respectful distance and there are hundreds of people, now, outside of that home, neighbors who are welcoming her there. our gary tuchman is right there alongside of them. gary, could you give me a feel for these neighbors, what they're saying, their mood s how they're feeling? >> ashleigh, it's a very surreal

atmosphere. never seen anything quite like this. where you have girls who are now women who are missing for years, you know, for a decade and you have neighbors who in most cases don't know amanda but are here as part of the celebration. they're so eager to see her. and everyone is excited and happy to see her. and they're waiting for her to come out. i can tell you, this is the only house she knows now. she was with her family, with cousins who were sitting on the porch expecting her to come yesterday saying this is the only place she can come because her mother passes away, her father lives in eastern tennessee and her father recovering from surgery. so he's not going to be able to come up to cleveland for at least a week. she may fly down to tennessee to see him. but this is her only kin, her sister who lives here. and now the moment is about to arrive. the police pulled in as you see, six motorcycle officers, also police cars, security in the neighborhood, helicopters flying overhead and everyone just waiting to see amanda berry and

her 6-year-old child born in captivity. ashleigh? >> it's just such an extraordinary story, gary tuchman. i've got jean casarez here beside me, as well. obviously this is a moment of jubilation for so many people welcoming her home. obviously, amanda berry so relieved to be out of captivity, but at the same time, there's so much that young woman is facing. and in terms of the investigation, in terms of moving forward, i can only imagine what she's going to face and how many days of official work that she has to go through with police before she can truly just enjoy that home and enjoy her neighbors. >> well, i think this moment could be extremely significant. this is the first time she's been in her home in many, many years. this could trigger memories. >> gary just mentioned, her mother died while she was in captivity. and i believe this is her sister's home. and now this is the family home. it's hard for us to put --

>> it's hard to get your head around the fact that her sister was also a teenager when she disappeared. >> sure. and this could trigger things, memories, and i can't stress enough the forensic investigation is going on at that home. and they're going to uncover things. but what she tells investigators on the continual basis is going to be critical to what they possibly can find forensically. >> i hope they can do this quickly. i hope they can release her from having to face these memories every day with people she has never known, with people who aren't her family members as delicate as they are in their job and we also heard from martin savidge that there are specialists with the fbi who are doing this investigation and questioning these victims. >> and you saw that two of them were female in the car that got out. the second car, two of those agents are female. >> it's going to be critical to all of this. our martin salve ridge standing by outside the justice center. what are you hearing? >>. >> well, you know, just a couple

of things, again, about amanda's story. it is remarkable. she disappeared. they know when, it was 7:10 p.m. april 21st, 2003. one day before her 17th birthday, she was leaving work at a burger king at the area of 110th street and she said she had a ride home. that was the last she was ever heard from until now this dramatic week. that's one of the remarkable aspects. but let's focus on the three men in custody right now. they, of course, apparently know the rest of the story after that. and what we're hearing from authorities, neighbors too, it sounds like it was a horrible experience that those three women were involved in. we also know that among those that are active in the investigation, the sex crimes unit of cleveland and that indicates to you the focus. >> i'm only going to cut you off, i want to get back to the neighborhood. the police are speaking. let's listen in.

>> amanda's rule today. got it. >> there you go from the commander of the -- >> sadly, we missed what he was saying. i think this was just another caution to the press and to the hundreds of neighbors who have shown up at amanda berry's cleveland home. to just please give her space. do not rush her when she comes out of her home. she has agreed to give this public statement. to come out and face the public and address them. i don't know what it is she's going to say at this point how much of her ordeal she's going to discuss. likely not much, but at least she's agreed she would like to do this. and the press -- the police are just making sure that the press and the neighbors who congregated give adequate space as they come out to address the public. and as i said, we are live outside that cleveland home. amanda berry's, i believe, sister's home, so sadly her mother died while she was in captivity. and not many years past the disappearance of her young

daughter who hadn't even turned 17. it was the day before her birthday that amanda berry disappeared. her birthday presents were still on her bed according to family members. and that's what they told police when they said this is no run away. this is a young girl about to celebrate her birthday with her family, excited, with no issues at all that would indicate that she would run away and yet for ten years, they would paper the neighborhoods with flyers, beseech the public to keep her alive in their hearts, to remember and then most importantly, they would not lose hope that one day they would see amanda. even as the years droned on to a decade. amanda berry now home. i want to bring in dr. wendy walsh who is a behavioral specialist who wanted to talk about the vast areas that the police and families are going to have to cope with in trying to unravel this horrible mystery but also deal with the 2:00 tenderness that these victims are going to have to be dealt with just because of what

they've been through for such an extended period. wendy, can you weigh in with your background on what the police and families are going to have to deal with? >> reporter: i believe you asked me to weigh in on what kind of difficulty this might be to hold a press conference so early. it seems a little early, but television is what these young women have been exposed to. they may have been isolated and in captivity, but keep in mind their only connection to the outside world was through the television. so for them to want to be able to speak their story and tell their truth through the television is probably very important to them. now, i would caution them to wait a little longer. we may see some cases of some kind of arrested development, in other words the emotional stage of which they were kidnapped is sort of where they may have stayed. we don't know how much education they got during that time. it's going to be a long, slow process. but for some reason it's important for her to talk to us today.

>> wendy, you make such a great point that these young women may have had their exposure to television. you could hear in the 911 call that amanda berry made the day she escaped that home that i'm amanda berry, amanda berry. i've been kidnapped. i've been on tv for ten years, but i'm free now. she seemed very clear that the public should know that she'd been missing this long. and she mentioned television as well. i want to just quickly go back to our live signal and listen in live at the house of amanda berry. >> we have worked diligently on this case. v viki anderson is a spokesperson, one for the police and one for the fbi. >> the sister of amanda berry will be coming out to speak to you guys in a couple minutes. we're asking she just make her statement. no questions. please respect the privacy. the family's been through a lot in the last few years and they would like a little time.

>> what about amanda? >> not today. >> okay. well, very different from what the commander has explained from the fbi vicki anderson telling us that it will be beth sorano, amanda's sister who has talked to us many times, no stranger unfortunately for her -- very hard to hear her from across the street, but what she said is beth sorano, amanda's sister, will make the statement. and we will not see amanda berry. we will not see amanda berry's daughter. we're going to hear from beth. they're not going to take questions. here she comes. let's hear her.

>> back it up. >> everybody down. >> stop it. stop it. >> -- to have amanda and her daughter home. i want to thank the public and media for their support and courage over the years. and at this time our family would request privacy so my sister and niece and i can have time to recover. we appreciate all you have done for us throughout the past ten years. please respect our privacy until we are ready to make our statements. and thank you. >> stay back please. >> we're waiting for the police to push back some of the media right now. >> in a media crunch here, as you can see. beth serrano, that is the sister

of amanda berry. >> sor ri, i don't know if you can hear me. this is such a confused scene. obviously they had not planned for the number of media outlets that needed to try to at least get the audio to be able to hear what beth serrano was just saying. it's a confusing situation. i know you're somewhere nearby, can you tell us a little about beth, appearance and what's going on in between sort of this whole crush of neighbors and the press? >> ashleigh, we were told amanda was going to speak. we were kind of surprised, to be honest with you after what she went through that she would be ready to deal with many members of the news media, but hundreds of neighbors here. but indeed she is not ready to speak. her sister beth serrano just came out. i don't know if you could hear her but she was very thankful for support. she was very emotional. said we need quiet right now,

but my sister is in the house, she is in the house with her child. we are elated, everyone clapped and she went back in the house. we anticipate one of these days maybe soon talking to amanda too. but we understand as human beings and parents and brothers and sisters, need to get privacy right now. it's a wonderful moment, a happy ending that thankfully truthfully many people did not ever, ever in this cleveland area expect to see. >> gary tuchman, completely understandable with the amount of information being released at such a rapid pace how there can be confusion, how the police can make the mistake and tell us that amanda had indicated she wanted to speak and in fact the fbi saying not at all, this is her sister who's going to come out. i'm not 100% clear, i couldn't hear perfectly. it did sound as though her sister beth serrano mentioned we need time to make a statement. so i don't know if there will be another statement in the future, but at this point this is very,

very confusing and it is such last-minute nobody prepared for a press conference. so understandable that the press, you know, tried to get as close as they could to hear what was being said. our martin savidge is standing by live in cleveland as the justice center. i don't know if you could hear much of what amanda's sister beth just said, but it doesn't look like we'll get a statement from her any time soon. what are you learning? >> well, i heard the statement. i could hear pretty clearly, one, they wanted to thank the media and public for their support. and also twice she made a strong appeal she needs privacy, her sister needs privacy, they need time. it's been a decade or more. they need to get back together again. i think it's clearly understood. frightening actually to hear. i could only hear the commotion that's there. and that's part of the story here is that when you talk to local officials, they don't get it as far as how much media is here or why. the reason we know why is it is so rare, ashleigh, in these

circumstances of missing people, not one, three of them, walk out of this horrible circumstance alive. and that is remarkable. i think news that the world wants. it's no wonder they're being overwhelmed. >> it's no wonder at all. it is such a remarkable story. it is filled with good news that they are alive and safe. it is cluttered with horrors, terrible news, the likes of which are only going to get worse as the increased details in this investigation become public and ultimately as any potential legal investigation leads to a trial or any kind of action against these three -- these three alleged perpetrators, brothers allegedly involved in the captivity of those three young victims. as the story continues to unfold, we are watching it live from all angles. we are also watching live as critical hearings begin on capitol hill on the affairs of benghazi. and that is coming to you live next with my colleague wolf blitzer. we continue to cover this story here and bring it to you live next.

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more to protect u.s. diplomats and prevent the initial attack from escalating? up on capitol hill a hearing has begun before the house oversight and government reform committee. the panel will hear several witnesses, three in particular, about the attack that began on september 11th of last year. the u.s. ambassador, chris stephens died along with information officer sean smith and former navy steels glen do herty and tyrone woods. many questions have been raised and will be front and center today. the hearing has begun. the opening statements are now out of the way. the chairman, daryl issa has asked the first witness to testify. let's listen mark thompson, the counterterrorism acting deputy assista assistant. >> the night i was involved in this incident, i was at my desk

at the end of the day when the first reports came in that indicated that we had an attack going on at our diplomatic facility in benghazi. in that facility we knew we had our ambassador and we had his security personnel. later, when i heard that the situation had evolved to them going to a safe haven and then the fact we could not find the ambassador, i alerted my leadership indicating that we needed to go forward and consider the deployment of the foreign emergency support team. that particular team is an interagency team. it's been represented as something that the state department deploys. it does not -- the deputies committee of the national security council